http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/index.htmlTop news stories from the Montreal Gazette (not the homepage, the news page)en-caCopyright (c) The Montreal GazetteTue, 21 Oct 2014 03:50:18 ZCityLISTMTGZMTGZYUTF81815993InformTagsOnlymontrealnewsNews- Montreal and Quebecnews/montreal/News- Montreal and Quebec/story.html(c) Postmedia Network Inc.tag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10309046http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/wins+byelection+quebec+city+suburb/10309046/story.htmlCAQ wins byelection in Quebec City suburbAs the ballots continued to pour in during the L&#233;vis byelection Monday night, the Coalition Avenir Qu&#233;bec&#8217;s Fran&#231;ois Paradis surged to a commanding lead over the Liberal Party&#8217;s Janet Jones. Just after 9:30 p.m., Jones and Premier Philippe Couillard conceded defeat in the riding on Quebec City&#8217;s south shore at the party&#8217;s regional office. At [&#8230;]News- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 07:03:11 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10308044http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/shot+police+jean+richelieu+known+federal+authorities/10308044/story.htmlMan shot by police in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu known to federal authorities: PM's officePolice shot a man after he hit two members of the Canadian Forces with his car on Monday morning and fled the scene.News- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 22:22:41 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10308876http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/school+board+election+campaign+heats+emsb/10308876/story.htmlSchool board election campaign heats up at EMSBThe Nov. 2 school board election gets down and dirtyNews- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 03:56:30 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10307127http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/bernard+drainville+seeking+leadership/10307127/story.htmlBernard Drainville seeking PQ leadershipTo nobody's surprise, Bernard Drainvile is planning to make a run for the Parti Qu&#233;b&#233;cois leadership.News- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 03:51:30 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10307691http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/ebola+threat+under+control+quebec+health+officials/10307691/story.htmlEbola threat under control: Quebec officialsThe threat of an Ebola epidemic in Quebec is "infinitesimally " small, top health officials said Monday. Nonetheless, the province is preparedNews- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 00:36:43 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10308274http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/public+inquiry+into+deadly+fire+isle+verte+seniors/10308274/story.htmlPublic inquiry into deadly fire at L'Isle-Verte seniors' residence to start Nov. 17Quebec's coroner's office has announced that a public inquiry into the deadly fire at a L'Isle-Verte seniors' residence will begin on Nov. 17 in Rivi&#232;re-du-Loup.News- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 01:10:50 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10307602http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/conservative+received+rotting+package+from+magnotta/10307602/story.htmlConservative HQ received rotting package from MagnottaThe smell was of something rotting, the PM's deputy chief of staff, Jenny Byrn, e told Luka Magnotta's first-degree murder trial Monday. The package contained Lin Jun's severed hand.News- Montreal and QuebecTue, 21 Oct 2014 00:31:23 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10307355http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/live+from+luka+magnotta+trial/10307355/story.htmlRecap: Live from the Luka Magnotta trial: Oct. 20The Gazette Sue Montgomery tweets live from the trial of Luka Magnotta. This event contains graphic material.News- Montreal and QuebecMon, 20 Oct 2014 22:25:12 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10305624http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/what+does+montreal+want+does+there/10305624/story.htmlWhat does Montreal want to be and how does it get there?Saddled with the laborious title of the &#8220;Montreal urban agglomeration land use and development plan,&#8221; it&#8217;s a grand vision that fails to generate much excitement in the public sphere.News- Montreal and QuebecMon, 20 Oct 2014 01:56:28 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10304478http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/hunters+killing+deer+with+arrows+montreal+h%c3%a9rons/10304478/story.htmlHunters killing deer on Île aux héronsGovernment biologists estimate that the optimal number of whitetail deer for a land area the size of the Lachine Rapids islands would be three. An aerial survey in 2012 pegged the number at 46.News- Montreal and QuebecSun, 19 Oct 2014 19:56:26 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10305813http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/bill+gives+barrette+much+power+doctors/10305813/story.htmlBill 10 gives Barrette too much power, doctors sayBill 10 gives &#8220;absolute power&#8221; to Health Minister Ga&#233;tan Barrette and will destabilize the health care system, according to M&#233;decins qu&#233;b&#233;cois pour le r&#233;gime public (MQRP). &#8220;It&#8217;s very scary,&#8221; MQRP president Isabelle Leblanc said Sunday of Barrette&#8217;s plan to restructure administration of the province&#8217;s health system. The initiative would eliminate the Agences de la sant&#233; [&#8230;]News- Montreal and QuebecMon, 20 Oct 2014 03:53:20 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10304309http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/face+voyeurism+charges/10304309/story.htmlMan to face voyeurism chargesMontreal police have arrested a man in connection with allegations of voyeurism in a washroom at the Fairview Pointe-Claire shopping centre.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 17:50:21 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10304408http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/couillard+have+free+next+generation+from+chains+debt/10304408/story.htmlCouillard: 'We have to free the next generation from the chains of debt'TROIS-RIVI&#200;RES &#8212; Quebec will&#160;&#8220;stay the course&#8221; on budget cuts to rein in the province&#8217;s debt, Premier Philippe Couillard said at the Liberal Party&#8217;s general council in&#160;Trois-Rivi&#232;res on Saturday, as hundreds of protesters gathered&#160;outside to&#160;denounce the government&#8217;s austerity measures. &#8220;Our destination is freedom,&#8221; Couillard told 600&#160;party faithful in&#160;the&#160;Delta Hotel. &#8220;We have to free the next generation [&#8230;]News- Montreal and QuebecMon, 20 Oct 2014 01:02:30 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10304157http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/head+collision+brossard+sends+hospital/10304157/story.htmlHead-on collision on Hwy 15 in Brossard sends two to hospitalTwo people were taken to hospital Saturday morning following a head-on collision in Brossard.
The accident happened at about 6:15 a.m. when a man in his twenties, who was driving in the wrong direction on northbound Hwy 15, hit another vehicle.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 18:30:14 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10304189http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/dies+laval+fire/10304189/story.htmlMan dies in Laval fireA man in his 30s died in a fire early Saturday morning in Laval.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 14:49:52 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10304154http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/stabbed+early+morning+scuffle/10304154/story.htmlMan stabbed in early-morning scuffleA simple altercation between a group of people escalated and the victim was stabbed in the abdomen. His life is not in danger.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 13:26:54 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10301917http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/home+daycare+strikes+monday/10301917/story.htmlHome daycare strikes set for MondayMonday's planned strike of home daycare workers will be province-wide and will leave thousands of parents scrambling to find a backup plan for the care of their children.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 02:54:34 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10296060http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/southbound+champlain+bridge+closed+weekend/10296060/story.htmlSouthbound Champlain Bridge closed all weekendIt will once again be difficult to travel between Montreal and its off-island suburbs over the weekend, with trains, and a m&#233;tro line down and the Champlain Bridge closed heading to the South Shore. Here's what to expect for the Oct. 18-19 weekend.News- Montreal and QuebecFri, 17 Oct 2014 21:00:35 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10301871http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec+groups+austerity+measures+will+lead+more/10301871/story.htmlQuebec groups say austerity measures will lead to more povertyThey vowed to fight austerity and today they launched the first volley, with horns and red bootprints as a start.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 17:08:15 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10301886http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/razes+mile+protected+green+zone+accident/10301886/story.htmlCP razes Mile End protected green zone by accidentMile End residents who fought for years to preserve a rare zone of wild green space in their congested neighbourhood were horrified this week to find Canadian Pacific Railway razed part of their paradise to put in a temporary train lot.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 02:53:49 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10299608http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/court+deals+with+reluctant+witness+trial+jonathan/10299608/story.htmlCourt deals with reluctant witness at trial of Jonathan MignaccaA reluctant witness agrees to show up in court later this month after initially refusing to testify at the trial of Jonathan Mignacca, a man accused of recklessly discharging a firearm while acting as a bodyguard to Raynald Desjardins.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 00:01:37 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10301785http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/l%c3%a9vis+byelection+test+liberals/10301785/story.htmlLévis byelection a test for CAQ and LiberalsIt is a test, of sorts, but for the other guy. The last thing the leader of a political party will admit a few days before a byelection is that the vote is a test of voter support for his or her movement and ideas.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 00:08:11 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10298216http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/recap+from+magnotta+trial/10298216/story.htmlRecap: Live from the Magnotta trial: Oct. 17Follow The Gazette&#8217;s Sue Montgomery as she live-tweets the proceedings at the Luka Magnotta trial in Montreal.News- Montreal and QuebecFri, 17 Oct 2014 19:59:47 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10295988http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/riadh+a%c3%afssa+remains+behind+bars+awaiting+bail+hearing/10295988/story.htmlRiadh Ben Aïssa remains behind bars awaiting bail hearingRiadh Ben Aissa remains detained after his first court appearance in Montreal on fraud charges involving the construction of the MUHC superhospital.News- Montreal and QuebecFri, 17 Oct 2014 01:53:26 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10295605http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/magnotta+exchanged+canada+post+boxes+mail+victim+feet/10295605/story.htmlMagnotta exchanged Canada Post boxes to mail victim's feet, handsLuka Magnotta made three trips to his local Jean Coutu store just hours after killing Lin Jun, one of them to exchange mailing boxes that proved too small to hold his victim&#8217;s hands and feet.News- Montreal and QuebecSat, 18 Oct 2014 00:43:18 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10294726http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/four+police+officers+sanctioned+trashing+city+hall/10294726/story.htmlFour police officers sanctioned for trashing of city hallFour commanding officers with the Montreal police department have been charged with disciplinary breaches for failing to stop the ransacking of city hall on Aug. 18 during a protest by municipal employees against Bill 3, the provincial government&#8217;s proposed pension reform bill.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 20:32:12 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10294973http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/fire+paint+store+valleyfield/10294973/story.htmlFire in paint store in ValleyfieldPolice have blocked off both sides of a busy artery in Valleyfield due to a fire in a strip mall containing both a paint store and an auto parts dealership. Several stores and businesses were evacuated as a precautionary measure and thick clouds of smoke surrounded the area.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 21:54:42 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10295977http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/police+shut+down+free+seminar+scam/10295977/story.htmlPolice shut down free-seminar scam on how to avoid taxesPolice said more than 100 people may have fallen for the pitch promising avenues to avoid paying taxes and debts.News- Montreal and QuebecFri, 17 Oct 2014 01:53:08 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10295960http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/research+funding+declining+quebec+universities/10295960/story.htmlResearch funding on decline at Quebec universitiesResearch income is falling at Quebec universities, while the rest of the country's universities have had a marginal increase.News- Montreal and QuebecFri, 17 Oct 2014 01:52:40 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10295523http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/lawyer+tacopina+montreal+impact+president+joey+saputo/10295523/story.htmlNY lawyer Joe Tacopina and Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo presented as Bologna ownersBOLOGNA, Italy - New York lawyer Joe Tacopina and Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo are promising to restore cash-strapped Serie B football club Bologna to its former glory.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 22:56:17 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10294691http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/recap+from+luka+magnotta+trial+2014/10294691/story.htmlRecap from the Luka Magnotta trial Oct. 16, 2014The Gazette&#8217;s Sue Montgomery tweets live from the trial. This event contains graphic material.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 22:36:28 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10295248http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/municipal+unions+planning+next+moves+fight+pension/10295248/story.htmlHundreds gather to plan new pressure tactics against pension reformMarc Ranger, the president of the coalition representing 65,000 municipal workers in the province said the union vows to keep fighting against Quebec's proposed pension plan reform.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 23:39:12 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292839http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/environment+ministry+puts+transcanada+cacouna+project/10292839/story.htmlEnvironment ministry puts TransCanada's Cacouna project on holdTransCanada plan to build an oil port in Cacouna will have to wait at least a little longer. The Quebec environment ministry put the project on hold Wednesday until the Albertan company promises in writing to lower the volume of their seismic tests.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 18:41:29 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292693http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/world+slow+respond+ebola+quebec+high+alert+says/10292693/story.htmlWorld slow to respond to Ebola; Quebec on high alert, says BarretteHealth Minister Ga&#233;tan Barrette warned that if the world doesn't step up its response to Ebola soon, it will be too late. "We can send human resources to control an outbreak of 2,000 people, but what will we do when there are 500,000?"News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 02:01:52 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292622http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/riadh+aissa+extradited+canada/10292622/story.htmlRiadh Ben Aissa extradited to CanadaFormer SNC-Lavalin vice-president Riadh Ben Aissa has been extradited from Switzerland, Quebec&#8217;s permanent anti-corruption squad&#160;announced Wednesday.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 03:11:41 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292427http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal+minor+faces+deportation+mexico+without/10292427/story.htmlMontreal minor faces deportation to Mexico without his familyA 17-year-old Mexican youth is scheduled to be deported Thursday morning after he was arrested last week while visiting his old high school.News- Montreal and QuebecWed, 15 Oct 2014 23:02:10 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292217http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/three+quebecers+among+killed+nepal+avalanche+reports/10292217/story.htmlThree Quebecers among four Canadians believed to have died in Nepal avalancheA Montreal travel company confirmed that three female hikers from Quebec are missing after being swept away in an avalanche and blizzard in Nepal that killed 17 people, including four Canadians.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 03:48:11 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292478http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/former+michel+landfill+become+outdoor+museum/10292478/story.htmlFormer St-Michel landfill to become an outdoor museumThe 192-hectare space, once a limestone quarry and then a garbage dump, is in the process of being covered up and turned into Montreal's second-largest park.News- Montreal and QuebecWed, 15 Oct 2014 23:03:20 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10292003http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/police+told+about+location+head/10292003/story.htmlPolice told about location of Lin Jun's head via faxAfter finding Lin Jun&#8217;s torso, limbs and extremities, Montreal Police received a fax from a Toronto lawyer with detailed directions leading them to the last missing body part &#8212;&#160;the head.News- Montreal and QuebecThu, 16 Oct 2014 17:12:06 Ztag:www.montrealgazette.com:content=10291523http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/recap+from+luka+magnotta+trial/10291523/story.htmlRecap from the Luka Magnotta trialFollow The Gazette&#8217;s Sue Montgomery as she live-tweets the proceedings at the Luka Magnotta trial in Montreal.News- Montreal and QuebecWed, 15 Oct 2014 21:19:54 Z